It is expected that laptops will be in short supply in 2021, possibly partly because farmers rush to buy laptops to dig virtual money

Laptops are likely to become scarce in 2021, part of the reason may be because many people buy laptops to work… buffalo.

According to Digitimes, the lack of components such as screen panels and circuit boards for LCDs may cause laptop shortages to last into the first quarter of 2021. Usually, laptop shipments will fluctuate at the beginning of the year, partly because most workers go home for the Lunar New Year holiday.

But according to Digitimes, the situation now becomes even worse when IC drivers, display panels, and a number of other components are missing. Parallel to that is the situation of “farmers” digging virtual money are rushing to buy a series of laptops to work as buffalo, because video cards are now too scarce.

To partially overcome this problem, some factories in China are planning to adjust operating hours during the Lunar New Year, creating more products to make up for the shortfall. In addition, ODMs (Original Design Manufacturer) are also stocking up to prepare for the scarcity period expected to last until the end of the first half of 2021.

Source tom’s HARDWARE compiled Gearvn